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Solitary fibrous tumour of the deep soft tissues of the neck

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. V. H. Greig*
Affiliation:
Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, UK
P. D. R. Spraggs
Affiliation:
Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, UK
E. Mannion
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, UK
P. H. Rhys-Evans
Affiliation:
Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, UK
C. Fisher
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Aina Greig, M.A., M.B., B.Chir., Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ

Abstract

A case of a solitary fibrous tumour arising in the deep soft tissues of the neck is reported. This rare tumour has not previously been described in this site. We discuss the clinical presentation and pathological features.

Type
Pathology in Focus
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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